Mark Meroe

Dr. Mark Meroe is a Researcher at the Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy, leading the A3 group focused on Ultrafast Lasers and Nonlinear Optics. He contributes to projects such as 1.2 Ultrafast Laser Physics, 2.1 Time-resolved XUV-science, and 2.2 Strong-field Few-body Physics. His work centers on developing high-average-power ultrafast laser systems for attosecond spectroscopy and electron diffraction. Recent achievements include a 100 kHz dual-beam OPCPA system delivering 55 W average power and a LiGaS₂-based BB-VSFG spectrometer for fingerprint-region analysis.

Education: Ph.D. in Optical Science (2005, University of New Mexico), Diploma in Physics (1998, University of Szeged). Prior appointments include postdoctoral roles at institutions like the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics and research positions at the University of Delaware and University of Szeged.

Research focuses on ultrafast laser development, nonlinear optics, and applications in strong-field physics. Key innovations include angular dispersion compensation techniques and high-power OPCPA systems. Funded by Leibniz-Gemeinschaft and EU Horizon 2020 grants.